Giuseppe Giordo Named President and CEO of Aero Vodochody

Giuseppe Giordo was introduced here Tuesday as the new president and CEO of Aero Vodochody, the Czech maker of training and light combat jets. Giordo was previously the CEO of Alenia Aermacchi, the Italian maker of training and light combat jets. He said that Aero’s military products “have great potential.” They include the L-39NG, a next-generation version of the company’s baseline product that became the standard jet trainer in Warsaw Pact countries. Aero also produces the L-159 advanced combat light aircraft. Giordo also mentioned the company’s aerostructures subcontracting business, which benefits from a 5,400 square meter (58,125 square foot) composite shop with a nine-meter (30-foot) autoclave.